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draftiness
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draf
-tee
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drahf
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]
Origin
draft·y
/
ˈdræf
ti
,
ˈdrɑf-
/
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draf
-tee
,
drahf
-
]
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adjective,
draft·i·er,
draft·i·est.
characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
Also,
especially British
,
draughty.
Origin:
1840–50;
draft
+
-y
1
Related forms
draft·i·ly,
adverb
draft·i·ness,
noun
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drafty
(ˈdrɑːftɪ)
—
adj
,
draftier
,
draftiest
the usual US spelling of
draughty
'draftily
—
adv
'draftiness
—
n
draughty
or
drafty
(ˈdrɑːftɪ)
—
adj
, (
US
)
draughtier
,
draughtiest
,
draftier
,
draftiest
characterized by or exposed to draughts of air
drafty
or
drafty
—
adj
'draughtily
or
drafty
—
adv
'draftily
or
drafty
—
adv
'draughtiness
or
drafty
—
n
'draftiness
or
drafty
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
drafty
1580s, from
draft
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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drafty definition
n.
a draft beer; beer. :
How about a cold drafty?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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